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Nigel Griffiths Unintentionally used one pre-paid Commons envelope to write to a constituent about school funding cuts.

Harriet Harman Sent out £211 worth of letters in Commons stationery, some of which went outside her constituency.

Sadiq Khan Used public funds to send 500 letters to constituents that “had the effect … of supporting his return to public office”.

Shahid Malik Paid back £16.95 after volunteers used pre-paid envelopes to send out party political material.

Willie Rennie Agreed to pay back £2,647 over office space and printer costs that were shared with local party.

Virendra Sharma Member of staff used Parliamentary email account to write to 60 Labour Party members.

2009-10

Janet Anderson Paid back £5,700 she claimed in “petty cash” on expenses for both her offices, between April 2004 and February 2008, in excess of limits.

Lorely Burt Apologised for using Lib Dem logo in her publicly-funded annual report.

Liam Byrne Paid back £240 for 540 unsolicited letters sent in Commons envelopes.

Parmjit Dhanda used House of Commons stationery to send 2,000 unsolicited letters to households on a constituency issue. He apologised for having paid for it from the wrong allowance and remedied this by paying £754 from the correct (communications) allowance.

Diana Johnson Transferred £190 between different expenses accounts after sending surveys about transport problems to constituents.

Ann Keen Used Commons stationery to send unsolicited letters to residents but was allowed to repay the £4,583 cost using Communications Allowance.

Sadiq Khan Paid back £2,550 after using office expenses to print thousands of 18th birthday, Eid, Diwali and Christmas cards for constituents.

Steve McCabe Paid back £829 claimed on expenses for printers to publish an annual report that was sent to people living outside his constituency.

Linda Riordan Repaid £74 for sending 185 letters to constituents about help for pensioners, using Commons stationery.

Laurence Robertson New members of staff sent up to 100 letters to constituents in Commons envelopes, and so repaid £43.

Bob Spink Paid back £12 for using Commons envelopes to write to Green Belt campaigners, some of whom had sent him a petition.

Anthony Steen Apologised and repaid £561 after using his second home expenses to pay for repair work at a rented cottage and coach house in the grounds of his house.

David Tredinnick Paid back £755 he claimed on his office expenses for software that used astrology to assess people.

Kitty Ussher Failed to declare that a survey had been funded using the Communications Allowance, and included an incorrect data protection statement.

2008-09

Richard Benyon Changed his website after including party political comment on a taxpayer-funded page.

Paul Burstow Paid back £1,490 for using Commons envelopes to write to constituents who had not contacted him.

Ian Cawsey Transferred £399 from his Communications Allowance to cover Commons franked envelopes that were sent to residents.

Nadine Dorries Apologised and created a separate website for her blog after including party political comments, and the portcullis logo, on a publicly-funded internet site.

Jim Dowd A distribution firm inadvertently gave out newsletters beyond his constituency border.

Roger Godsiff Apologised and paid back £151 after sending out 500 surveys in Commons stationery.

Margaret Hodge Said sorry and paid back £282 after using pre-paid envelopes and the portcullis logo in two separate mailouts.

Stewart Jackson Apologised for including party political comment in sevens news articles published on his publicly-funded website.

Boris Johnson Apologised for failing to declare in register of members’ financial interests that he owned 33 shares, each worth £1, in Finland Station Ltd.

Bridget Prentice Paid back £316 and apologised after sending her publicly-funded Parliamentary Report outside her constituency.

Adam Price Apologised and paid back £1,558 for using Commons stationery to send out invitations for meetings about Post Office closures, which

included party political language.

Bill Rammell Accepted that it was wrong for his research officer to have used Parliamentary email facilities to write messages in support of the local Labour Party.

Linda Riordan Paid back £106 after volunteers used Commons stationery to send party political material to constituents.

Keith Simpson Apologised and paid back £50 for an “honest mistake” in which a volunteer put taxpayer-funded contact cards in envelopes with party political surveys.

Rudi Vis Repaid £49 and said sorry for using Communications Allowance to send party political letters to residents.

Mike Weir Apologised after a volunteer used Commons envelopes to send three 18th birthday cards to constituents.